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Eosinofilia pulmonar simple - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Infiltrados pulmonares con eosinofilia; Síndrome de Loeffler

Síntomas:

Los síntomas pueden variar desde absolutamente ninguno hasta presentarse síntomas severos y pueden desaparecer sin tratamiento.

Pruebas y exámenes:

El médico auscultará el tórax con un estetoscopio. Se pueden escuchar sonidos crujientes, llamados estertores, los cuales sugieren la presencia de inflamación del tejido pulmonar.

Un conteo sanguíneo completo (CSC) muestra incremento de los glóbulos blancos, particularmente de eosinófilos.

La radiografía de tórax, por lo general, revela sombras anormales, llamadas infiltrados, que pueden desaparecer con el tiempo o reaparecer en diferentes áreas del pulmón.

Una broncoscopia con lavado puede revelar un gran número de eosinófilos.

El lavado gástrico puede mostrar señales de la lombriz áscaris u otro parásito.

Prevención

Se trata de un trastorno poco común y, muchas veces, no se puede encontrar la causa. El hecho de minimizar la exposición a los posibles factores de riesgo (ciertos medicamentos, algunos metales) puede reducir el riesgo.
  • Reviewed last on: 6/2/2011
  • David C. Dugale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Denis Hadjuliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Uniersity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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